Mercurius Ventures Ltd v Waitakere City Council - [1996] 2 NZLR 495

Contract — Formation — Whether terms settled — Whether parties intended to be bound only by written agreement — Whether interim contract created whilst written agreement negotiated — Whether notice required to terminate interim contract — Whether contract invalid for not complying with Public Bodies Contracts Act 1959 — Whether relief should be granted under s 7(3) of the Illegal Contracts Act 1970 — Whether cancellation of contract can be justified on grounds discovered subsequently in the Public Bodies Contracts Act 1959, s 3 — Illegal Contracts Act 1970, s 7(3) — Contractual Remedies Act 1979.